Commissioned by Governor Jim Nwobodo, Mobisson involved undergraduates at ASUTECH especially as employees in the development of the ASUTECH 800 and 8000 series of PCs. Later career While teaching at ASUTECH, Mobisson went on to work in Nigerian telecommunications industry with NITEL. With the assistance of ASUTECH graduates, NITEL engineers, and former President Ibrahim Babangida's financial support, he constructed a communications system that was capable of connecting every Nigerian via telephones. Mobisson was appointed a chief in Awo Idemili in 2005. Medical issues and death Mobisson continued his work with NITEL until 1995, when he suffered a massive stroke which forced him into retirement. He lived in Norwood, Massachusetts until he died due to a heart attack on February 18, 2010. Personal life He is the father of Jidenna, an American hip hop recording artist, and Nneka Mobisson a medical doctor and entrepreneur, named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. References 1943 births 2010 deaths Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Igbo academics Igbo businesspeople Businesspeople from Port Harcourt Educators from Rivers State Activists from Rivers State Nigerian computer scientists Academic staff of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Academic staff of Ebonyi State University